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Are you allowed to push off the walls? I feel like the fastest possible mouse would be one that just punched itself from wall to wall.
by ChrisKnott 3y ago
Are you allowed to push off the walls? I feel like the fastest possible mouse would be one that just punched itself from wall to wall.
- kllrnohj 3y agoA violent uncontrolled stop like that would be hard to get your bearings for the next burst of acceleration. Also a continuous acceleration along a curve is likely going to be faster regardless.
- stevehawk 3y agoat least right now, those mice are dependent on gyros for navigation. wall to walk combat would no doubt interfere with that
- Zeetah 3y agoYou are not allowed to touch the walls.
- Taek 3y agoHave there been thoughts to adjust the rules or make a parallel format that increases the amount if opportunity that competitors have to get creative?
- mrob 3y agoNo mention of this in the UK rule set at least: https://ukmars.org/contests/contest-rules/micromouse-classic/ https://ukmars.org/contests/contest-rules/micromouse-classic... And even if you're not pushing off from the walls, additional wheels on the sides of the mouse could help get more traction by running along the walls.
- boredhedgehog 3y agoCitation? Scratching, marking and damaging walls is not allowed. (https://ewh.ieee.org/sb/columbus/devry/sacFiles/MicromouseRules.pdf https://ewh.ieee.org/sb/columbus/devry/sacFiles/MicromouseRu...)